Springfield Armory SA-35, The Hi power is back as the SA-35
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- Springfield Armory has given us the SA-35! The Springfield Armory SA-35 is a faithful reproduction of the famed Browning Hi Power. And while it does eliminate some of the issues found in the original Hi Power the SA-35 is still none the less suffering from some teething issues. Head into the comments and let us hear your thoughts!
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I demand that the Alpaca get outfitted with a helmet and chest rig for future videos
A Maxim MG backpack would be cool too!!!
It is now vital to the success of the mission.
That Llama needs nods
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It’s so wholesome to see the expansion of the Ron Jeremy cinematic universe without having to confirm I am over the age of 18.
The grand betrayal by RJ runs deep. Hopefully he doesn't convert Dr. House. It's impossible to trust anymore.
Don't worry that's next month.
@@jeremywatson9129 runs deep huh, no pun intended lol
Underrated comment
Okay,
So let me see if I've got this right...
Springfield Armory is selling their take on the FN Browning Hi Power for $699.00 that you can actually use up until about the 750 to 800 round count before you have to send it out to a Custom Shop to have everything that's typically Springfield Armory either repaired and/or replaced, then upgraded. This should only cost another $400.00 to $700.00, right?
Perhaps Springfield Armory would have actually been better off, at least for the consumers if they had completed their under the table deal with their Mobster Politicians in Illinois. Then we could expect a p.o.s. like this from them right out of the gate.
Well, here in this video you have witnessed first hand why I have a collection of Smith & Wesson Firearms, all of which have been issue free since arriving from the factory as is the case with my Colt's Manufacturing 1911 collection, the same case with all of my Kimber 1911's and the rifles we own from the same fore mentioned companies.
Thank God my Wife loves her 14rd EDC Beretta PX4 Storm SubCompact and never took a second look at the Hellcat and as for myself, my S&W M&P M2.0 Compact 9mm with her 3.6" Barrel and her 17rd magazines will remain in place, keeping my appendix warm.
"I don't have the ammo to troubleshoot Springfield's issue."
If that's not a come to jesus statement, I dunno what is. I appreciate this kind of honest style, it's looking companies straight in the face and telling them to stop fucking beta testing on us.
If only we had a Garand Thumb in the video game world.
CoD operator with execution animation where he gives the enemy Garand thumb
Jim Sterling does hard call outs of game companies.
Bigfry is another youtuber that calls out game companies for shitty practices with no remorse
Well said, surprised manufacturers dont have season passes, yet.
I'm excited to see this, but maybe I'll wait til the Gen 2 based on some of the reviews I'm seeing.
The fact that the Browning Hi-Power is back in mass production just reinforces my prediction that we are indeed getting the Fallout franchise future...dunno how I feel about that.
War.......War Never Changes
(G) 20 - Completed "The Nuka-Cola Challenge"
See you boys out in the wasteland
Beware the red menace
LKCI has been making them for a while
I feel like his enthusiasm and silliness came back 10fold after the ban and coming back from the cold, dark meta abyss
What ban?
@@adamwestlund4750 ig sniped him
Anyone who was an influencer and was posting pro rittenhouse things got the hard zucc
Of course some twits went and dug up something he did and didn't know that it was a rule he had broken? Mainly because they came up with it as a reaction to something he or another gun guy did? I'm just guessing but I imagine I'm not far off.
Don't worry FAM he's trained to be behind enemy lines👌💪
Its amazing how the Opscore AMP’s have been in every conflict since WWI. Such an ageless design.
Honesty! Technology really has come a very long way
if it aint broke, dont fix it
They truly won two world wars screw the .45
The ma deuce of ear pro
Not much has changed with Springfield, either. 👍
Used the Hi-Power in the Finnish defence forces. There was a joke that the only way to make it hurt someone was to throw it at them. It was however a fine pistol and the rumours of it's lack of accuracy and reliability were mostly on the user due to lack of training.
Ever get to use a Lahti pistol?
@@MarvelousSeven no, it hasn't been used since the 80's. And I don't personally know any collectors that have them.
Hope they fix fte. Price looks amazing, I had a $199 Hungarian special high power, and out of the maybe 100 pistols I've owned it was one of my favorites. Really want to get one of these
I had one those too loved the price and fact it was hi power clone but damn thing wouldn’t run reliably.
The Arcus imported back in the late 90s was pretty solid, accuracy wasn't great, but reliability was.
Was it an feg or a hungarian arms with the smith 59 action?
I bought the FEG clone in the late 90s also and it’s one of my favorites. It came with the custom features that I wanted on my “real” Hi Power such as the round hammer, extended safety, extended slide stop and a much better trigger pull. Eventually I sold the Belgian gun Hungarian one and not just because my family came from 🇭🇺.
Wow. Didnt expect to see Brandon Here. Love your channel!
James Bond used a Hi-Power in his Jamaican house in No Time to Die. A nod to his SBS background.
Bald bond is the best bond! 🌈🤡💩
“We only had place in our hearts for two JMB designs; the 1911 and M2”
BAR: am I a joke to you?
1911 and m2 had longer service lives than the bar though
Or the 1893/1897?
Or Auto 5 or Winchester lever actions
Or 1892 or 1894. Or 1885 or 1886 or 1903 or 1890/1906/62/62a.
Or the m1919??
My BHP serial number #77C4** purchased in 1978 in Rhodesia and carried daily, shot weekly, is still going strong after many thousands of rounds. Saw me through the latter days of the bush war and 40 year later has pride of place in the safe today. It was customized by Vic G at army workshops with trigger, ring hammer, sights and extended safety much like the SA.
Rhodesia worship is cringe.
@@fromthebackseat4865 better than being the owner of your private cringe channel
@Sir John Bull they were fighting for a white supremacist, apartheid, colonial state…
@Sir John Bull And not to mention Rhodesia was never even an apartheid state. Blacks had voting rights there before they did here in the U.S. You just had to be a citizen, have an education, have a job, and pay taxes.
@Sir John Bull Not a problem. I hate the revisionist history that lefties like to spread.
Hey that definitely brings me back to my use with the browning hi power when contracting with the republic out in the Mojave. Kinda got shot in the head by one when I started but dont let my survival fool you the 9mm pistol was able to dish out a lot of hate and take away many HP there at the beginning! Very informative video! Many such cases!
🤣🤣🤣
Well, ain't that a kick in the head
I had no idea that getting shot in the head was something a person could 'kinda' do! Good thing you didn't go all-in on that experience!
WTF are you drooling about there, Goober?
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
We went from reviewing a plate carrier and gear reviews to a talking lama giving orders as daddyGrand larps with a Springfield.
Guns like this turn my firearms bucket list longer than my Christmas list when I was a kid.
Tell me about it, I thought I was done and had all my list fulfilled ( with multiples of some) now this!
Same here. I need to unsubscribe this guy.lol.
You too?😂
I understand. I had three variants in the past. A original MK3 in 40S&W with a conversion barrel in .357Sig. A Hungarian FEG clone and a early none cast Argentine FM copy.
Wouldn't mind one of these if they get the bugs worked out.
Ohhh you said it for sure. Im on this one because i dont have a high power in my collection 🤣
On the extraction issue: I've seen this in FN and FEG knockoffs of the Hi-Power. I started having issues with the SA-35 almost immediately and took it to my gunsmith to check the SIZE of the channel where the extractor spring sits. Sometimes, the extractor springs expand under stress and the channel/divot/well for them doesn't allow for movement of the extractor so it can get over the rim.. you can pretty quickly tell if this is the issue by trying to move the extractor. If it doesn't move putward under pressure, that's nearly always the problem. I had my gunsmith do a quick reaming of the chaneel to open it a hair, and no problems since. I had to do the same on an FEG and an FN waaay back in the '90s.
I've owned a MKIII for over 20 years. My only issue was the cheap plastic grips. It always shot beautifully, when I was younger. As I got older the sights seem to have shrunk quite a bit. I'm happy to see that SA is resurrecting this classic and hope they sort it out. Thanks GT for the fun to watch video!
I love mine, put custom cocobolo grips on it and novak style sights, just realized it’s been over 20 years. My Hi-Power is old enough to drink.
They’re pretty cool with stag grips.
I also have the MKIII. Owned for 35 years. It was my last carry weapon for my first department I worked for. I love it as much as my children.
Looks like the parts wernt properly washed or dryed before the bluing process. I worked at savage arms near the bluing room and we had to wash all components and leave to dry. Looks like there might have been oil still on the parts during the process.
Always wash and degrease parts and let air dry before blueing, let dry and wash off with cold water and the polish with oil....and if was sandblasted can get a lot darker blueing depending on how you prepare the part or parts
@@ThePatriotParadox lu
My dad gave me a Hi Power when I turned 16 and got my drivers license to keep in the glove box of my first car 1984 Monte Carlo...I joined the Army and left two weeks after graduation from high school..10 years goes by he had stored my car in his garage...I came back home in 2000 and was going through some of his old stuff and cleaning out the garage and moved my old car out and it was still in the glove box...it now sits in my coveted underwear drawer
underwear drawer guns stay in fine condition.
I've been watching your channel for the last 2 years, but I just now came across this one because I've gotten interested in the Springfield SA35. I have to tell you, your videos are unique among the guntubers and always entertaining! Been subscribed since the first of your videos that I watched.
I have loved the High Power since my uncle (RIP Uncle Steve) gifted me one of his pre-war GP-35's and an M1A on my 18th birthday in '05. I got a number of his weapons when he passed but those two will always hold a special place in my heart. Great vid GT, keep it up 👍
Good to hear about the extractor issues. Price gouging on these pistols right now is bullshit. I'll wait until I can get one for MSRP. For the perfect improved hi-power clone, buy a CZ-75.
I was excited about the SA-35, as my grandfather brought home a german-stamped one from WWII, but I'm not gonna support an outfit that can't produce a version of an 80+ year old design that works.
CZ it is
Eh, the CZ-75 is good but calling it a clone seems off.
@@zacharyrollick6169 Heavily influenced*, if that suits you better.
@@zacharyrollick6169 id called it an improved hi power
@@zacharyrollick6169 INB4 a glock is a 1911 clone.
Of every pistol I've ever owned, the Browning Hi-Power Englis was my absolute favorite. It was a training pistol so it was rode hard and put up wet, with the worst finish you could ever have. It never jammed once with the thousands of rounds I ran through it. However there's nothing tight about it. I'm sure Springfield has a tough act to follow.
Hi-Power > Glock
@@soonerfrac4611 Stupid thing to say. Different guns for different people.
@@thunderring8056 agreed, stupid thing to say in a public forum section
Stupid for you not to realize it was a joke/troll.
@@soonerfrac4611 It’s always fun to trigger Glock people.
Hi Point>Glock
Thank you for providing a honest no BS review of this pistol. Hopefully Sprinfield works out the extraction problem. It seems like a good pistol.
I really appreciate that these vignettes touch on conflicts from the past as well as future engagements, while staying true to what matters.. educating the masses on the crimes of Ron Jeremy.
It's just like buying anything else: Never get the first production run. I don't need the first one off the line I just want one that works great and looks good.
I never understand the rush to get the 'new' thing that pushes people to pay 3x the MSRP for what are supposed to be budget guns. Especially on something like Kel-tecs.
Couldn't agree more
@@MandoWookie Well I mean, if no one was buying the first runs, the companies would probably consider them commercial failures, and cease production. Nothing gets made forever anyway.
SPRINGFIELDS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY !!!
@@gregoryholland6126 Not arguing with you but I think what Grumpy Greg (great name btw) is getting at are the people who just HAVE to have one of the first and run out and buy it or order it as soon as it comes out. Frankly, I'm with him with that thinking with vehicles and other things along with firearms. Look at Century arms and their "All American Made" AK's...the RAS 47 and the VSKA. There were some horrible issues with the trunnions to the point that it made them dangerous. Tim on the Military Arms Channel and the AK Operators Union did some videos on just how bad they were. I'm all for exercising some patience and giving it a bit before I spend my hard earned cash on something. I might be wrong, but I think that is what Greg was getting at. Again, I agree with him.
This lore is on a level of its own.
IF IT AINT IT AINT TRULY LARPING
Has anyone started writing a fucking GT Lore book? If not, I had some free time come my way lately.
There are a lot of things that can cause extraction issues in a Browning Hi-Power, number one on that list is Springfield Armory.
😆, maybe a real company can make a HP clone like Ruger.
I own many Springfield armory weapons and have never had a single problem from any of them. They all work beautifully all the time.
Springfield one of the best brands around
I wonder why SA makes such high QCed weapons but then does stuff like this. SA aint the bezt but they are better than having their pistols' extractors stop working after 700 rounds.
The quality of your videos is great , listen to it with my apple earphones brings the sound to another level, the shooting scare the living daylights out of me and raised my heart beat.
Garand's New Groove is now a movie I want made.
“If you’ve ever not gotten slide lock because of your grip on your glock…” *unsubscribes* *resubscribes*
I'm feeling so self conscious now
Life for me was great as a lefty, because my grip never messed with the slide stop. Now that new pistols have ambi-stops I have to adjust my grip a little. The VP9 I had was the worst offender when it came to never locking back on empty.
Good luck and godspeed on your mission. I said this as soon as it was announced they were bringing us this gun the design is reliant on a good sturdy extractor as you probably know it's very important in relation to the hi-power itself they had to get it right.
Your videos are great. Keep them coming. I don't comment on many channels but yours are one of the best. Great demeanor with the videos.
SA Marketing Guy: "This one is going to the biggest GunTuber, shouldn't you give it an extra close inspection?"
SA QC Guy: "Are questioning my diligence! Everything that passes my dept is good to go!"
SA Marketing Guy: "Ok, Ok, take it easy man."
Having been in this industry for 5 years, it's usually the other way around so they could build up hype lol
The Wehrmacht and the Allies didn't agree on much, but they agreed the Hi-Power was worth issuing to their armies.
We used the FN Hi Power in the Australian Army back in the day. Loved it might have to buy one in the future.
I picked one of these up, and I haven't personally had any issues with extraction or function. All that being said, I have only a couple hundred rounds through mine. It runs smooth, and I didn't have any finish issues.
I've always wanted a Hi-Power, but they were always really hard to come by, and when you did find one, the price was astronomical. I'm glad to see that it is back in production. By the time I've saved enough money for one, the bugs should be worked out by Springfield and I am SO looking forward to that moment!
same
Alternatively you can get an FEG produced, Hungarian Hi Power. They're direct clones and they have a pretty good track record and you can find them for like $300-500. My only complaint with mine is that the frame and slide have a little more slop than I'd like but it's been 100% reliable so far.
@@MonacleZebra The FEG ones are almost non-existent in Canada. Most of the ones we see here are either surplus from the Canadian military (we are just getting a new service pistol now; used the same Hi-Powers since WW2), or Turkish clones. Nothing wrong with the Turkish guns, but it just isn't the same....
Springfield won't work out the issue, their 1911 issues never really got resolved.
@@KP762a oh damn, that's a shame. Good luck with the search
My father's Hi Power was the first center fire I ever fired....after cleaning the thing for 9 years.
He carried it on the sheriff's department for 27 years and it passed to me when he passed away. I still shoot it upon occasion. Still think it's the most comfortable pistol I ever had.
I carried the Browning HP for 7 years in Colombia. I used Cylinder and Slide to install the coco-bolo grips and the ring hammer and the lanyard bolt. That gun went bang every time I pulled the trigger ... used Mecgar mags and it could drive tacks right out of the box. Love that gun.
the extra passion and love for the Hi-power is showing greatly
The extraction issue is a deal breaker. Reliability is number one. The possibility of it jamming up when I need it just kills it.
No the extractor issue doesn’t kill it, it kills you
Just replace it with an FN Extractor and Spring
@@Anni3sgotagun but you shouldn’t have to replace it. Springfield needs to actually do QA.
Yeah I know but are you gonna get your money back? Deal with it or fix it? Or wait until the next generation of pistols to come out with the fixes?
This is an expensive hi power. Why in the world would you be using this is a real situation? Its like ccw a walther ppk.
B&H spring solutions has a deep dive and diagnosis of the SA35 and corrects a bunch of the problems with this pistol, one thing he found was that the slide needs to be deburred to smooth it up and fix ejection issues among others
Tons of information at B&H👍🏻
It shouldn't need ANYthing like that, out of the box. Springfield should be fixing this at the factory instead. No excuse for that level of QC shortcomings with the price of these pistols. It's 2021; there's legitimately No Excuse for poor craftsmanship at this price point.
@@robl884 I agree Rob. Colt tried skipping the finish work on their Snake series guns and it didnt work out for them. Springfield is trying to cost cut too.
I was gonna say before the actual reviews and just in the intro, I noticed erratic ejection patterns.
WHOA. I’m just getting ready to buy one!
I have an FN Herstal Hi-Power made in the 80's, and it made me sell off most of my other extraneous, "I don't really need that" handguns that I had... it's SOOOO good. The grip angle is perfect, the grip itself is a perfect fit for my hand, just the best handgun for me. Like you: Mecgar mags.... OH YES. I also have a Waffenampt 1944-made Hi-Power that looks like a typical late-war, simplified beast (bad finish, low blade sights, no mag safety, no lanyard ring), but that never gets shot. Great to see someone picking them back up, but hopefully Springfield will work out the kinks that you encountered. Great review!
New to this channel and love the content also like to say Thank you for your service boys! Also I have yet to see a video on watches they are life savers.
Thanks
I nearly Bidened myself waiting for an upload!
The Browning Hi-Power was my favorite pistol in 1980s-90 because it was best military pistol at the time!
A sometimes miss my youth and the Cold War 😀
It was almost as good as the superior CZ-75 of the same time.
The 92FS and P226 were both put out circa '85. I don't have experience with all of those weapons, but I had the impression that those two were preferred for military use.
I wasn't even born and I miss your youth years lmao my generation and the world today is doomed and horrid
It's interesting that you mentioned the issue w/ the hammer being out of alignment. Although not the same gun, I had a 1911 that I sent into Springfield Armory's Custom Shop to upgrade and "improve" for reliability, and after a few hundred rounds (give or take) my gun had that exact issue as well, among a number of other issues. The result was that I would pull the trigger and hear a click, but no bang, only to find that the hammer had fallen into the half-cock position.
Although a different extraction system, I too got the gun back with an exactor that didn't work properly and I ended up fixing it myself by buying a Wilson extractor and tuning it myself. I seemed to have the same mechanical issues on a different Springfield gun which makes me think that they are Springfield issues. Lesson learned, I should've sent it to Wilson Combat. I now carry a Glock 19 and wouldn't even consider Springfield firearms, no matter how good of reviews they might get. Sad thing is that at that point I had a Gen 3 Glock that I'd already owned for years and never had any issues with... and I still own that same Glock and it has yet to have any issues.
My recommendation to anyone is this, don't mess with resurrected relics, and don't buy Springfields. You work too hard for your money to buy things that don't work like they should. Just buy a gun that you will probably never be able to put enough rounds through to break, like a Glock, call it good and be done with it.
I carried a Belgium Browning Hi-Power (with rosewood grips) throughout OIF 1. LOVED that weapon.
As I've said else where. Having used the Browning as a service pistol for some of my time in, I never had an issue with a Fail to Extract. Fail to feeds and double feeds (attributed to work out and beat up mags..... after all the pistol used by The Canadian Military are of original vintage). The extractor issue makes me very hesitant. Murphy's law being such, means that issue is going to happen at the worse possible time. I'll stick with my original Inglis made and some of those new Mecgar made mags please. Great video as usual. All praise the Flannal Daddy
I'm sure they'll fix it soon, my guess is bad extractor/slide geometry data in their casting or milling machines
Thank you for protecting us from the Moose army.
It's a Browning design and it will accept all Browning Hi-power parts so just put a Browning factory extractor in it and run it.
Every time someone has a criticism they always have to stay “I’ll stick with my *insert random shit here*”
@@signs80 They are fixing by replacing the damn things.
Sig won the competition with the 320 but Glock has whined enough that it is going back to competition because they didn't meet the requirements and were kicked out immediately.
This review is incredibly based.
Biased?
@@ryanchism9916 No, based.
@@f3uibeghardt522 Goteem!
I didnt hear any base? I need a sub-woofer?
Based? Based on what?
Thank you for this review. It was very informative I enjoyed meeting the Boss. :)
I like the studio set up man, your shirt was pretty cool too, i liked the touches of humour, and being told to clean your teeth was something I didn't expect from a hand gun review. Great review btw :)
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I’ve been rocking an “actual” Browning Hi Power for over 20+ years. Never had an extraction issue… It stovepipes occasionally with steel case, but only with aftermarket mags. Running brass, it’s been literally flawless! For 20 years! Browning HP is a masterpiece!
Half as good a cz 75 though.
they don't make em like they used to eh bud
Ok
Eh.. I had a one of the super duper fancy deluxe royal blued Browning Hi Powers and it was a piece of garbage... It had a hammer spring made for Conan the Barbarian and it had a sloppier slide that rattled more than a Mexican maracca on Cinco de Mayo also was not fond of the magazine disconnect and mags would not eject out without a bone headed spring ejector thing in the magazines
Hi Powers need some tweaks in order to be as reliable as modern handguns. Frankly I think it's bullshit they're trying to overcharge for a mundane pistol that's not even reliable. FN wants to charge $1300 for theirs lol. Fix the weak extraction and stovepiping and lower the price to $700 and it's appealing. Otherwise they can f right off.
Many years ago, I bought a new SA M1911A1 "Government Model." It came to me in a purple "Chevas Regal" bag put inside a nice plastic gun box (along with two 7-round magazines and accessories).
At seven yards, I could not hit the target.
I asked the range master to observe my next string of fire.
He told me that the slide seemed to twist at every shot.
I asked him to fire the pistol, and he could not hit the target either.
I contacted SA and stated the problem.
SA paid for shipping both ways, and returned the pistol within two weeks.
The work order stated that the slide rails were cut unevenly, and that a new slide was fitted to the frame.
Excellent customer service.
Even with modern mass-production, if only one bit of tolerance is out of spec, the gun will function reliably, but accuracy suffers.
Be well.
I had a mid-80's Springfield 1911 where the sights were lined up, but both the front sight and rear sight were canted to the right. I just sold it for what I paid for it. Didn't want to test Springfield's CS on a 35 year old gun.
Listened to you on Mike Force and yes you are correct, an armed society is the only society not in fear of its government. As an American now living in a 'western' nation which willingly gave up its guns to its government very recently, it is stunning how powerless the people are to governmental mandates. Also stunning how meek it made the society at standing up to obvious wrongs. Keep doing what you're doing. We need it.
Mikhail Kalashnikov :
"Can i copy your homework?"
John C. Garand:
"Yeah just don't make it look the same"
*rephrases the BCG and flips the gas port from down to up the barrel*
"yeah, thay should do, no one will notice"
Nice to see the Rhodesian brush stroke living on , awesome
Amen
Brushie Brushie 💚💛🤎
Great video as always!!! Very professional.
When I was trained on the Hi power if we ever had a failure to feed. The serial was tilt tap rack and usually that fixed the issues. Tap was smacking the magazine from the bottom with your palm. I only had a couple of failure to feeds in a few timed serials. And tilt tap rack always rectified it.
You know what’s weird? At my local gun range, the Victoria Fish and Game club, we have a llama that loves to hang out. His name is Otis and he’s learned he can stand in front of people trying to shoot at the pistol and he won’t move until they feed him. Such a good boy tbh.
That extractor issue is insane for a brand new HP, It's not uncommon on my FEG which is expected because it's older than most of the viewers, but on a brandnew gun that's a bit silly.
Wow - I've missed on much in the gun world. It's fantastic that the ol' Hi-Power was brought back from the brink... it's one of my Dream Guns to shoot 👍
I had a ruger that would fail to extract, changed out the extractor and spring with a full clean and 2 rounds later would fail to extract on every round.
I “lightly” polished/cleaned up the fore side of the extractor ramp and that helped. Took it from an every round FTE, to a one in every two mags FTE.
Maybe a slightly stiffer spring, or an o-ring/insert in the extractor bore that may help.
Glad it happened though, I would hate to be carrying it and have that issue in a real life situation. But once it started happening I bought a Hellcat OSP and no problems.
I’ve had dirt, mud, shingle grit, plywood/sawdust, and tons of other building material trash caked all in my Hellcat. Took it to the range and it threw 300 rds down range with no problems.
Took it home and cleaned/inspected it and not a single defect/imperfection on any Larry of the pistol. Except the Holosun RDS from my hammer claw hitting it every day.
Also, what’s the SN on the original gun? Be interesting to tie more problems with an earlier pistol, or chocking it up to overall poor quality/QC.
Great video!
Currently, we have a never-shot customer's SA-35 with SN 13xx and we managed to shoot half a magazine through it before the first FTE. Just like ours (and as far as I can see the one you're using in your video) the gun was ejecting the brass at the 2-3ft and that's definitely not optimal for a Hi-Power. The one we started the test with is SN 6xx.
I've noticed you keep your teeth brushed! Wonderful company BH spring solutions LLC. And wonderful hygiene!
@BHSpringSolutions LLC From what this guy described, I’m betting the extraction issue is the same on that you encountered on the first SA-35 you tested. The slide serrations interfering with the extractor and it’s spring. Hopefully, Springfield will change the order in which it does the serrations and extractor channel to avoid this problem.
My SA-35 is in the 13XX SN range as well. I had 2 FTE in the first 40 rounds using Blazer Brass 115g. I bought it because it's a historical platform in the gun world and I've always wanted one, but sounds like this is an ongoing issue, at least in the early models. Thinking I may off-load it and maybe try to pick one later down the road when hopefully Springfield has worked out the issue!
Last time I was this early, people still had respect for Springfield Armory
I have 13 Browning Hi-Powers with 17,000 rounds on each one if I had to guess. I was once walking my dog and toddler through Chicago when a group of thugs led by the one and only Ron Jeremy tried to cause a ruckus. Unfortunately for them I carry two Hi-Powers everywhere I go and drew them both. Unfortunately for me they are both SA-35’s and I had two FTE and lost my dog and son whilst getting my ass kicked by those ruffians left standing.
I did 18 years in the PPCLI, 2 Commando and the Patrol Pathfinders. I shot the Browning Hi-Power a few times myself. Back in the day (80's,90's, 2000's) I had an FN Hi-Power (And when I joined we had a powerful weapon in the FN C1 & 2 before we went to the C7 & 9). It was a beautiful gun. Great video. Ex Coelis, Airborne.
Thanks for pointing out the difficulties. It's amazing they could produce a malfunctioning version of a pistol that has been made since 1935. Tisas are more reliable out of the box. I hope SA fixes the issues. The hi power is an awesome pistol.
Springfield should just fix their company and stop acting like 🍄 tipped heads when people complain consistently about their shoddy parts quality and QC.
@@cavalrytrooper3247 This, Springfield is not the company they once were, sadly.
@@NachozMan Sadly brother no American company is. Mediocrity rules in The United States of Soviet America. Long gone are the glory days of pride in company and craftsmanship. There are enough pathetic low IQ ppl out here to gobble up anything marketing can sell them. Most aren't even shooters, just weekend warriors. After all if you sabotage a nations weapon industry with mediocrity than in a battle all you have to do is make a better gun. Thats why currently I only purchase imported European arms. I got lucky snagging a colt m4 before colt crapped the bed. A remington 870 tactical that I heavily upgraded and a 1973 winchester 94 in .22 short, long, LR. My only 3 long guns. I carry glock or no lock smith revolvers or Ruger revolvers if I can find one made well. Other than that I would purchase CZ or HK funds providing.
Yes!!! Thank you flannel daddy for reviewing this gun!!
I've wanted a practical Browning hi power for so long and there getting kinda hard to find at a reasonable price. Now I can actually get one, once they get a little more available.
tons of hi powers in canada cheap too
Dude don't buy trash because it's available and don't fuck the toilet bug at the bar because she's available.
@@jasonkings6721 sure.
@@horacegentleman3296 I'm just excited for a modernized Hi power at a reasonable price. I'm fully aware that quality control will probably be an issue for a while, I don't expect there first batch to perfect. I've seen the price gauging and I'm also not surprised.
What I'm hoping is the SA-35 will help push down the price for a proper FN Hi Power. Also that springfield gets their shit together and fixes the quality control issues. I was hoping Garand Thumb would do a review cause he's honest with his reviews. So if there worth it he'll say so and if there crap he'll also say so.
There may be Hi powers available in Canada but that doesn't mean they're readily available in the States. I definitely wouldn't say no to nice Inglis Hi Power.
(As to the bar bunny being willing to do the horizontal shuffle with your ugly mug who else has she been "dancing" with? Cause that may be a gift that keeps on giving and not in a nice way. So maybe stay away from her on those lonely Monday nights.)
@@horacegentleman3296 Exactly, I’d rather spend the extra couple hundred on a real one that can only go up in value. This clone probably ain’t going anywhere when it comes to value.
Great & thorough review. Thank you. There was enough negatives to the gun to persuade me not to get time. Glad I watched this review first before maybe buying one. Plus, I was already struggling to make a case as to what role this gun would fill in 2021, and the answer is no role really. It’s just a cool historic nostalgic gun to have for plinking and range fun, but that’s about where it’s practical application ends in todays day and age. Much better more modern semi auto 9mm handguns out there that are better at filling the role for a concealed carry gun/nightstand gun/truck gun
Nice, glad you decided to review this
Iv seen all the reviews from everyone on this pistol and had seen enough… until grandthumb posts a video and I’m all over it!!!
I would love to own one of these... But my burning hate for Springfield armory will never let me
I feel exactly the same. Glad to know I'm not the only one refusing to let them cash in on nostalgia bucks and cut corners.
Me too. Screw Springfield.
May your burning hate never abate.
When you dont even realize that things have changed since the Illinois bill.
@@northernninety7 you mean after they and rra got caught lying and then a shitty cover up
the ISRA did the heavy lifting to squash the bill iirc .. correct me if I'm wrong
Love your honest review. I love the sa 35 hope Springfield address the problem and moves on.
Excellent review, many thanks.
I never forget that Garand Thumb and I are cousins conjoined at the FÉG PJK-9HP
I carried a browning Hi-power as personal weapon for 25years until we were forced to change to the glock, never had any issues and even did competitions for inter service, fired 1000s of rounds and loved it to pieces.
Love my 1939ish pre-occupation model. "FN" epic history on this pistol! Great piece of history and still a somewhat modern semi-auto. Tangent sights not for easy quick acquisition, but looking forward to finding an original shoulder stock. BTW, I found if my thumb was riding the slide stop lever, it always locked back after firing. Thanks for mentioning that.
I love the BHP too. Have an FN manufactured BHP Mk III (magazine disconnect & lanyard loop removed, aftermarket wood grips) and am itching to get my hands on an SA-35. Have been following BHSpringSolutions' in-depth shakedown of the SA-35 in which they replace a few parts to optimize performance - and re-blue one sample for a stunning result. Well worth keeping an eye on.
Thanks for the review. It makes me feel good that I bought my Browning in 1989. Still the best pistol for me. Still stock, too. I was at the range yesterday, and as I look at the nick next to my thumb, I will look into the beaver tail/tang extension. And the mag release modification.
I guess I got out before alpacas/llamas were allowed to serve. The times, they are a-changing.
I really would love to thank you for the last part of the video. Everyone needs to know. Yes, firing things is fun. No matter if it's fireworks, guns, or anything that puts things in motion. Needs to have safety in mind at all times. Thank you Garand.
Extractor reminds me of a problem with a mini 14 I had once . I took a power drill and brass bore brush along with other brushes and polished up the chamber.
Great vid. Not too harsh at all. I'm grateful for your honesty. Due to vids like yours and BHSS....Springfield will hopefully be able to correct extractor issue sooner .
I like how you can get two Springfield products, disassemble them, take the best from each, and put just enough good parts together to make a quality product and still have enough shitty parts left over to make an almost complete typical Springfield product.
The exchange between Mike & the timeline authority boss llama is f'n hilarious. Great review. Never seen Mike so Happy to review a firearm.
Always avoided the short-bus except on this channel.
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for saving me some money and headaches. I'll wait a year to pick one up if they sort it all out
Very good info. Have had a bad experience with a Springfield Saint upper receiver. Same issue wouldn’t extract and caused a double feed, but it didn’t make it 100 rounds. To their credit they made it right and I was back up in two weeks. So good on them for that.
I got a Saint Victor as my first AR and noticed the extractor spring was marred and scratched to shit after 70 rounds. Don't know how that's happening because the finish inside of the extractor slot on the bolt is not scratched even a little bit. Haven't had any malfunctions so far though.
@BuscheTheWizard same, and they had to polish the feed ramp where the bolt closed against the live round that fed against the spent casing. Not a fun failure. Glad they got you fixed up. They were super cool to deal with.
Since the Hi-Power was the first pistol I was ever issued I love this video.
That is some classy kit. I am drooling
I recently acquired a hi power..didnt realize what I received...amazing!
What I'm hearing is first run gun difficulty. Just about every Hi Power factory had the same or other issues. The weapon doesn't lend itself well to smiths that never have product one before. It takes them a bit to get it right. I think it's because of the time in which the weapon was designed. The Hi power is a real favorite and a joy to shoot.
If you were ever told to not call something a classic...go hit that subscribe button
The Girsan P35 OPS with the rail is so nice. Smooth, accurate and reliable. Love mine, will be sending off to MK3 for upgrades.
So happy to see the Hi Power coming back. As always, gonna wait a year or so to let everyone else work out the issues.
Thanks for an informative and honest assessment of the SA-35.
“If you’ve ever flinched while pulling the trigger on a SLAP round in your 50 BMG, hit that subscribe button. “
Has no one invented a gel pad/memory foam shoulder cushion for shooting vests yet?
Seriously asking.
@@thisismagacountry1318 They do but the flinch isn't because of the recoil, the flinch is from the fear it may blow your gun up like it did with Kentucky Ballistics. Slap rounds are military AP round with a tungston penetrator smaller than .50 in diameter that is surrounded by a sabot that makes up for that, allowing it to achieve a much higher velocity than a standard AP .50 BMG. The problem is, there are a lot of "fake" slap rounds in the market, aka rounds that are not the original slap rounds that the military uses, and are made from taking a the bullet and sabot from a deactivated slap round and seating it in another .50 bmg casing and putting far too much powder, or the wrong powder in the casing. Apparently military surplus slap rounds, like the legit ones, have been known to blow up as well as apparently the company that the US military contracted to make the ammo used cheap power that corrodes over time and burns hotter. Moral of the story, careful with slap rounds, they may blow up your gun.
Stick a thumb in it
Dude your videos are so supremely epic.
I used the Browning during my military service and I loved it.